VA clinic will host open house of new facilities

A new VA Medical Center clinic in Hillsboro will host an open house Friday to showcase its primary and secondary care facilities.

The Hillsboro Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 1925 Amberglen Parkway, opened Dec. 1. It expects to provide care for 10,000 veterans once it is fully established, said Mike McAleer, spokesman for the Portland VA Medical Center.

The Hillsboro clinic is one of seven VA Medical sites in the Portland area, serving an estimated 60,000 veterans in Oregon and southwest Washington. In addition to primary medical care, it will provide an eye clinic, an audiology lab, two new X-ray machines and integrated mental health services.

"The number of veterans coming to see us is growing pretty rapidly," McAleer said.

This week was chosen specifically for the open house because it is National Salute to Veterans Week, Abraham Lincoln's birthday and Oregon's 150th anniversary of statehood.

"That was a great time to bring folks together," McAleer said. "We are excited. This is going to be great for the veterans."